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Fake Relationship

Release & ARC Review: Forever Undone (Forever Boston, #1) by J. Saman

February 16, 2026 AJ Age Gap

  Forever Undone by J. Saman is live! A brother’s-best-friend, forced proximity, marriage of convenience, single dad romance with emotion, steam, and the most beautiful love story. I loved Aston and Skylar’s story!   Amazon  […]

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Audio Review: Only on Gameday by Kristen Callihan

January 23, 2026 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A brand new book from Kristen Callihan, this is a childhood friends-to-lovers, unrequited yearning, fake-engagement sports romance with heaps of chemistry and an emotional slow-burning romance. It’s the first of what […]

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Release & ARC Review: Hart Street Lane (Return to Dublin Street, #3) by Samantha Young

January 15, 2026January 15, 2026 AJ Drama

  Hart Street Lane by Samantha Young is live! A beautiful story of unrequited love with a friends-to-lovers, fake engagement romance that stole my heart.   Amazon   Blurb A steamy fake engagement from New […]

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Review: Holiday Fling by J. Saman

December 21, 2025 AJ Celebrities

Buy:  Amazon Review 5 stars! What a fantastic read! A fun, super sexy and gorgeously romantic rockstar, childhood-crush, close proximity, sex-lessons-with-no-strings, fake relationship romance, this novella sucked me in and didn’t let go, and I loved […]

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Review: An Irish Rockstar for Christmas by J. Saman

November 28, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon Review What happens when two people who might be right for each other meet at the wrong time? 5 stars! This standalone Christmas novella by J. Saman is a fantastic read! A celebrity, fake-relationship […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Claim Me (Toronto Terror, #5) by Helena Hunting

November 6, 2025November 19, 2025 Mel Book News

IF YOU CLAIM ME (Toronto Terror, #5) By Helena Hunting   Released: 6 November 2025   Available Today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb Hockey’s most hated player just asked me to marry […]

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Release & ARC Review: Bossing My Holiday by J. Saman

November 3, 2025November 3, 2025 AJ Billionaire

  Bossing My Holiday by J. Saman is live! This is a fantastically fun standalone romance with a great list of tropes – billionaire, boss/employee, grumpy/sunshine, fake relationship, enemies-to-lovers, Christmas, it’s set in Paris and, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Crazy Love (Single Dad Playbook, #5) by Willow Aster

July 10, 2025October 2, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

  Crazy Love by Willow Aster is live! The final book of the Single Dads Playbook series, and Willow Aster has delivered the swooniest, sweetest and most heartwarming romance! Single player Penn meets his match […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Unexpected (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #6) by J. Saman

June 30, 2025 AJ Billionaire

  Undeniably Unexpected by J. Saman is live! Book #6 in the Boston’s irresistible Billionaires series, these books continue to rock my world! This time we have a single dad movie star in a friends-to-lovers, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beyond the Stroke (Carolina Current, #1) by Erin Hawkins

May 30, 2025May 31, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

  Beyond the Stroke by Erin Hawkins is live! A golden retriever/black cat fake marriage of convenience romance, this is such a sweet read!   Amazon   Blurb “You know, Wildflower, I think you just […]

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Audio Review: Merit (Treasure State Wildcats, #3) by Devney Perry

April 6, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars The fourth and final book in the Treasure State Wildcats series, this is a childhood best friends-to-enemies-to lovers story with a fake relationship and lots of heartfelt emotion. It’s fun, sweet, […]

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Audio Review: Wild Side (Rose Hill, #3) by Elsie Silver

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 AJ 6 Star Reads

Buy:  Amazon Review 6 stars! Oh my heart, I adored this read! The third book in the Rose Hill series, it’s a dramatic, emotional and exciting enemies-to-lovers, fake marriage romance that had me swooning, laughing […]

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Release & ARC Review: My Silver Lining (Rosewood River, #2) by Laura Pavlov

March 19, 2025March 20, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  My Silver Lining by Laura Pavlov is live! A fake dating, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers romance, this is a fun and sexy read with great chemistry, fantastic characters, and a gorgeous romance, and I loved it!   […]

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Release & ARC Review: On Loverose Lane (Return to Dublin Street, #1) by Samantha Young

February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  On Loverose Lane by Samantha Young is live! Oh, what a gorgeous read! A sexy and emotional second chance, enemies-to-lovers, fake dating, grumpy/sunshine, sports romance with epic chemistry and all the feels – and […]

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Release & ARC Review: In a Rush (Friendship, Rhode Island, #2) by Kate Canterbary

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025 AJ Fake Relationship

  In a Rush by Kate Canterbary is live! A friends-to-lovers, not-so-fake relationship romance, this is a sweet, fun and sexy read   Amazon  |  Paperback   Blurb What’s better than a revenge date? A […]

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New Release & ARC Review: The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely

January 8, 2025January 10, 2025 Mel Book News

  The Proposal Play (Love and Hockey, #3) by Lauren Blakely   Released – 8 January 2025   Available today! Amazon  |  Paperback  |  Audiobook     Blurb My plan when I win a date […]

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Release & ARC Review: Undeniably Married (Boston’s Irresistible Billionaires, #4) by J. Saman

December 27, 2024December 27, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

  Undeniably Married by J. Saman is live! I love this book! Great characters, fabulously fun tropes, a blisteringly hot and swoony love story, and a completely smitten hero who stole my heart, I enjoyed […]

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New Release & ARC Review: If You Need Me (Toronto Terror, #3) by Helena Hunting

November 14, 2024November 18, 2024 Mel Book News

  If You Need Me by Helena Hunting   Released –  14 November 2024   Available Today! Amazon US  |  Amazon Universal  |  Paperback   Blurb A standalone enemies-to-lovers, fake engagement hockey romance. I’ve been […]

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New Release & ARC Review: My Favorite Holidate (Evergreen Falls, #1) by Lauren Blakely

November 12, 2024December 16, 2025 Mel Book News

When the holiday wish list calls for fake dating my billionaire boss…     The plan: make my ex jealous. The problem: falling for my billionaire boss instead. From #1 New York Times bestselling author […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Invitation (Brewer Family, #3) by Adriana Locke

October 25, 2024October 29, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  The Invitation by Adriana Locke is live! A smart, fun, and beautifully romantic enemies-to-lovers story, this book made me laugh and swoon.  It’s such a great read, and I loved it.   Amazon   […]

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Release & ARC Review: Finding Hayes (Magnolia Falls, #5) by Laura Pavlov

October 24, 2024October 23, 2024 AJ Enemies-to-Lovers

  Finding Hayes by Laura Pavlov is live and oh, what a gorgeously romantic and swoony story! A best-friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romance with a marriage of convenience, I was all in on this one from the beginning, […]

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Release & Audio Review: Text Appeal by Kylie Scott

October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

  Text Appeal by Kylie Scott is live! This is a quick, fun read. A small-town, fake relationship story with great dynamics and an entertaining cast of characters. It’s a complete standalone, and an enjoyable […]

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Review: Scorched Redemption (Sendaxa Chronicles, #2) by Rebecca Hefner

August 31, 2024 AJ Action

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars The second book in the Sendaxa Chronicles, this is an exciting and steamy read with great action and a heartfelt friends-to-lovers romance. Picking up where the last book left off, […]

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ARC Review: The Great Dating Fake-Off by Livy Hart

August 18, 2024 AJ Fake Relationship

Buy:  Amazon Review 4 stars This is a really a fun read. A fake dating (with a twist), forbidden-ish romance with a bit of My Big Fat Greek Wedding thrown in, it’s so entertaining, and I […]

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Release & ARC Review: The Fates We Tame (Iron Outlaws MC, #8) by S. Cole

August 16, 2024August 15, 2024 AJ Bikers

  The Fates We Tame by Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole is live! OMG, this book! A dark, exciting, emotional and beautifully romantic story with a grumpy/sunshine fake marriage, amnesia and a warring family […]

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  • New Release: If You Keep Me (Toronto Terror, #6) by Helena Hunting
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